Yup, I finally got my act together to log some Zi's activities ;-) He Impressed green Alpha as his first firelizard, and she is /one/ mean green! Just watch for yourself :-D

Alpha

There's only one way to describe this firelizard. Cute. But that word really doesn't fit. Though she looks small, cute and cuddly, she won't let anyone but her humanpet touch her. You better watch out! She'll make you think twice about soiling her hide with your fingers. She is a very small 'lizard, only reaching about half the normal green size. Other than size, the only noticeable thing about her is a very dark spot of green, just on her forehead. The rest of her is a bright emerald that turns into a beautiful translucent shade of green on the wings.

  Blue and green bands tell you that this 'lizard belongs to one from Gar Hold.

Alpha is 1 Turn, 8 months, and 10 days old.

Alpha disappears ::between:: without prior warning.

:::BETWEEN!:::

You hang, senseless, in the dark nothingness of ::between::... absolute darkness surrounds you, and the profound cold stings you... you wait, and count...

Black...

Blacker...

Blackest...

Living Cavern

  The smooth, rounded walls of the vast living cavern sweep upward from an oval base, two dragonlengths long and one wide, large enough to seat every member of the Weyr at mealtimes.  The soft blackness of the lava which forms these caverns swallows glowlight, so shelves for glowbaskets abound, dotting the walls every three or four paces and casting gentle greenish light up toward the sparkles of gold volcanic glass embedded in the ceiling.  Ancient lustrous tables run along the long axis of the cavern, and at the far end is the raised dais and high table, where the Weyrleaders and their honored guests eat during formal occasions.  Behind the high table, the Weyr's symbol is chiseled into the stone: a smoking mountain in black, on an orange shield, trimmed in gold.

Perched near the food are thirty-one firelizards.

You see Ale Cabinet, Snow, Moufles, What's for Dinner, Silver Flask, and Nappa here.

Obvious exits:

Northeast Caverns     Kitchens     Bowl     Southern Caverns

Alpha blinks in from ::between:: in a small flash of green.

Persephone stumbles in from the South Caverns.

Brell walks in from the Southeastern Bowl.

Brell (#18468)

female Ista Weyr Resident

Brell is a small boned petite girl with sharp cast to her features. Her eyes are a vivid green that is always partially masked by her long, thick, amber colored hair.

She is wearing a dark purple tunic with a fawn colored belt to go with, the belt buckle as dragon prints on t. Her boots are of a soft and supple fawn colored hide that have been worked to a rich softness on the outside , on the inside, a light colored velvety fur is lining the boots

IC Age: 17 Turns, 3 months, and 5 days

Persephone (#18861)

female Ista Weyr Drudge

Perse is very feminine, although she isn't stunning by any extent of the imagination. The light brown hair that was her pride and joy is now only a little bit of fuzz as it was shaved off. She's short for her age, but has overly large hands and feet that would look normal on someone a foot taller than her. The fingernails are chewed almost to stubs. She's slender, and has short legs and a rather long back. Perse's face has a snub nose, feline-like shaped hazel eyes, and full lips.

Perse is wearing a blue dress that makes it about half way down her shins. There is a small carrying pouch at her side and her big feet are covered with polished black boots.

Perse is wearing the single cord knot of an Ista Weyr Drudge.

IC Age: 14 Turns, 4 months, and 1 day

Persephone wanders in, running her hands over the stubble that was once her hair, as she now has the habit of doing. Noticing very little around her, she goes for the pot of klah and pours some for herself. After a long gulp, she feels refreshed and she sees Brell, "Hello."

Brell looks around at the sound "Hello" And she peers at the girl

Alpha yawwwns and wakes from her nap, showing off red-tinged eyes to the world. And then, hunger hits. Creeeel!

Persephone takes another swig of the not-so-hot-anymore klah. "I'm Perse." is her introduction, and she holds out a hand to shake, obviously waiting for Brell to give her name. At the firelizard's creee, she jumps, "Uh, hello to you too."

Brell nods and also jumps at the firelizards creel and pushes some meat that is left over from her meal at it "I be Brell"

Creel. Creeeeel! Words doesn't help on this little baby, but the meat certainly does. Alpha jumps surprisingly quickly onto the table, almost attacking the offered meat.

Persephone cocks her head to the side, looking Brell over. Well, she seems nice enough. "Happy to meet you!" Another glance goes to the firelizard, "Oh! You were hungry!" she exclaims in relief, afraid that the green might have been bad tempered or proddy.

Alpha /is/ bad tempered, but right now she's just hungry, so the meat is quickly gone and the green's hunger sated for now. Instead she turns now green eyes to the 'pets, looking them over.

Persephone wiggles her finger at Alpha cheerfully, sure she's happy and content now, "Well, are you sweet." she croons, as if to a baby. Turning to Brell, she asks, "Isn't that little green so /cute!/"

Brell shakes her head "Nope I have no idea who's that is, Sorry" She smiles and watches the girl push her finger at the lizard "THough i wouldn't do that , i heard that she has a rep for nipping people that she doesn't know"

Alpha regards the waggling finger with interest. Hmm, to bite or not... deciding it isn't really close enough, she just folds her wings on her back, crooning sweetly towards the 'pets. Ahh, the temptation...

Persephone shakes her head, "Nonesense, she the sweetest thing I've ever seen." putting a finger on the greens snout, "Aren't you?" she agains talk as if to a little baby.

Alpha jumps back, raising her wings at Persephone with a loud hiss. She was touched! Hisssss!

Brell watches with her brows raised as the drudge touches the lizard "well don't complain to me if she bites you wich she might at this point"

Sass rustles her wings, absent-mindedly peering down at the young 'un. Hmm. Apple-green snout pokes out of a dark corner into the light, watching. Get 'er, young 'un!

Sass

Vivid kelly spatters sour-apple green hide, wedge shaped head bearing an attractiveness that verges more on cuteness than beauty, with pug nose and childlike rounded cheeks. Apple's color fades to a more becoming blush, veins of red appearing upon rounded form. Little of grace appears in her movments, they being wobbly, and her body furthers the appearance of cuteness, with rounded shoulders and petite wings dyed the same bright shade as head and tail; that green-apple color symbolic of bright, though acidic, nature.

Sass is 1 Turn, 5 months, and 7 days old.

Sass is awake and seems alert.

Persephone jumps back, "Oh, did I touch a boo-boo? You poor thing!" returning back to Alpha, she strokes her head, "There, much better!"

Brell spies the other green and offers some fresh meat to her "Here ya want some?"

The hiss just grows louder at that, Alpha snapping after Persephone's fingers. Better be quick in removing them...

Brell picks up her knife from her pouch and shows it to the lizard, not that she would ever harm one "Now now lets not be biting ehe?"

A firelizardean snort escapes the apple-green one; Sass just ate, thank you very much. She's not like her 'pet, to be eating whenever possible. How would she keep her figure?

Ignorant of Alpha's true intentions, Perse figures a firelizard snapping it's jaws is some kind of greeting. "Hello to you, too, sweetie."

Alpha squeals. Really earpiercing. The tiny green launches upwards, hovering in the air as she scolds Brell loudly.

Brell puts her knife away "I wouldn't hurt you silly just don't go around biting at Drudges" She smiles to herself

Persephone puts her hands on her hips and looks at Brell, "Now look what you've done, you've upset her!" Putting her arm up, fingers outstretched in gesture for Alpha to land, she calls,  "Come here greenie!"

Brell raises her eyebrows at that tone and stands up "Well she was about te bite ye don't ye heven know that?" She taps her foot impatienly

Alpha does land, thought not on /anyone's/ arm. She settles on a table, scowling towards Brell, and starts polishing her talong. She doesn't care if they like her. Hrm.

Persephone shakes her head, "Now why would a firelizard bite me? You're just jealous she liked me so much!" she accuses, and kneels down by the table where Alpha is, "You wouldn't bite me, would you greenie?" she asks, her nose right up against Alpha's face.

Sass twitters quietly, eyes whirling an amused blue. Honestly, some cousins are simply /too/ amusing at times. The faint tick of talons 'gainst wood signifies her launch from the rafter, and then, her skidding landing upon the table. A closer view is always good. Now, where're the nibbles to make it interesting?

Aziza walks in from the South Caverns.

Alpha would indeed bite Persephone. And she does, right on the nose. And this little cute-looking baby bites /hard/, and she doesn't let go. Wheee!

Brell is standing there just glaring at the drudge and little green and then looks surprised as the lizard bites her on the nose "WEll i did warn ye!"

Aziza skips over and grabs a redfruit and hops over to a table where she *plops* down into an empty chair.

Persephone ahs! And jumps up and down with the firelizard hanging off her nose. "Let go!" she shrieks, then calmer, "I wouldn't hurt you baby..." Grabbing the little green, she tries to gently pull her off.

Hmm, this is /definitely/ entertainment to Sass. Person bothers firelizard, firelizard bites person. Good entertainment indeed. Too bad her 'pet's not around to see it; she might find it funny.

Brell looks away trying not to smile and notices the other girl "Hello I am Brell" she tries to ingnore the goins on behind her. after all she did warn the drudge

Alpha acts just like a canine attached to a stick. Bite harder and don't let go is this little green's motto. So an evil croon is heard, the 'lizard's eyes rolling an orange-tinged green. Ha!

Persephone pulls a little harder, to no avail, "Come on!" she pleads, "What'd I do to you?" Still bucking like a spooked runner, the little green flops up and down, attached to Perse's nose.

Alpha gives a half-snarl, half-hiss, and finally lets go of the nose. Phtb, bad taste!

Sass curls her tail 'round her haunches, watching avidly. A chirrup of disappointment signifies her feelings at the end of such entertainment, yet, in the next moment, she's back to watching. More!

Persephone instantly puts her hand to her sore nose, absently waving at the new girl. With a look at Alpha, she sniffs, eyes filling with tears, "I didn't mean to hurt you in any way, greenie. Will you ever forgive m?." It hasn't processed through Perse's thick head that perhaps she didn't hurt the firelizard.

Aziza smirks before she answers the question. "Hello, I am Aziza."

Alpha chirps to Persephone, fluttering her wings. Forgive? Well she'll certainly take a bite of the girl anytime... a smug warble goes towards Sass. A fellow green! The only honorable thing in this 'lizard's mind.

Brell stalks over the the drudge "Okay you didn't hurt her okay? SHe is just a slightly bad tempered green okay, and you shouldn't of put your nose right in her face okay!" She all but screams in the drudges face

Persephone hears the warble and takes it as forgiveness. "Good. Friends?" she holds out a hand, remembering that firelizards can't shake hands, but as an offering off peace. Anyway she can snap her jaws as firelizards do for greeting. With an icy look at Brell,  she turns back to the 'sweet, adorable green.

Greens? Bad tempered? Nah, Sass is as sweet as they come... with her 'pet, that is. An amused warble escapes her as she casts a glance over the humans, then at Alpha. Ah, aren't they so amusing?

Brell turns around and scream softly in frustration and staks back over to Aziza "Maybe you can knock some sense into her before she gets bit again?" she sits down at a table and fumes

Alpha peers at the hand. Hmm, she's even offered after-snacks too! Though remembering the girl's bad taste, the green just shows her teeth in a hiss.

Vltava glides to the Bowl.

Persephone coos, "Oh looks, she's hissing at me! Isn't that so cute?" hearing the warble of Sass, she grins, "Look, another wittle baby to be friends with!"

Alpha turns her back to Persephone, gracefully stepping towards Sass instead, Obviously, the girl's clueless, so this baby'll take her interest elsewhere until she gets it.

Aziza munches into the redfruit as she watches the odd entertainment.

Sass flutters her wings in welcome, craning her neck to watch Persephone curiously. Silly, clueless... definitely entertaining.

Brell looks exasperated as she offers some klah to Aziza "Want some klah then?"Obviously trying to ignore the goins on behind her

Persephone exclaims happily, "Look, this one said hi, too!" smiling, she moves closer, "Oh! You're so small and fragile! You're like a little doll!" she waves at Sass.

Alpha croons, this time genuinely friendly, and prods her head forward to examine the larger green. Croon. Nice green. Only thing nice in here, besides herself of course.

Aziza nods "Sure klah sounds good! Thank you!"

Brell gives her a big steaming cup of klah and then pours herself some and sits across the table from her and than gets a startled look "Hey Pers Don't ye have work to do?" She wants to spare her from another biting if she can help it

Sass tilts her head cutely at Persephone, though the amused blue-green tone in her eyes is dissapating faintly. Great. Now /she's/ going to be the entertainment.

Persephone shakes her head at Brell, who /obviously/ doesn't see how firelizards are so amazing. Making baby sounds at Sass, she coos and gives little compliments just like an old aunt would give to a helpless baby.

A helpless baby? Sass? A faint hissing sound emanates from the green's brightly-colored form, growing louder by the second. Come near me and be clawed.

Brell whispers to Aziza "Think we should do something?"She grins slightly

Alpha snorts rather scoffingly, tail flicking towards Persephone. The tiny green adds in her won hissing, turning around to raise her wings towards Persephone.

Persephone wiggles a finger in her ear, hearing a faint hissing. "Hmmmmm, I wonder what that sound is?" She peers at the greens, "Do you know?"

Clueless. Definitely clueless. Sass's hissing has not abated one whit; in fact, it's intensified. Come near /her/ and be clawed: you have been /warned/.

Aziza whispers back "I am not sure if we would be of /help/."

Brell looks sly "Well do you want to leave and listen for screaming when they gang up on her?" She looks startled that she said that and then shrugs "Which they probably will considering"

Persephone sees the color of agitation is Sass's eyes. "What's the matter, baby?" she cocks her to the side and her eyes light up. "I know what you need!" she runs over to a table and gets a redfruit, coming back to offer it to Sass's nose. "Here you go!"

Aziza sets down her redfruit and shakes her head "We better stay, besides we do have this hot klah to drink..with or without screaming."

Alpha squeals ear-piercingly and attacks the redfruit, clawing until the juices run everywhere. No like red, nonono! Hissssss!

A hop and a skip backwards, out of range of the Clueless One, and Sass darts behind Alpha. Emm... she /really/ doesn't want to be a part of the entertainment.

Brell screams and gets away from the flying peices of red fruit and drags her cup of klah with her "Hey!"

Aziza lets out a scream as someone has messed with redfruit.

Persephone skips back, "Oh, you don't like redfruit?" she asks with a nervous grin. "Of course they don't, Perse, they're firelizards!" she tells herself, and goes to get a piece of wherry instead. Coming back, she puts her arm (and the wherry) over Alpha's head and in front of Sass. She's already friends with Alpha, she wants to make up with the other green.

Alpha creels and attaches her claw onto Persephone's hand, het feet leaving the table so she's dangling from the 'pet. Well she isn't very big and weights almost nothing, but her claws are sharp enough...

Sass simply decides to vacate the premises. Not a good idea to be nearby, apparently, when Alpha-cousin's on a rampage.

Kilari walks in from the Southeastern Bowl.

Persephone stops short for a second, looking at her arm, then back at Sass. With a comical double-take, she turns back to her arm and screams. "Ow!!!!!!!!!!! Ow! Ow! Ow!" Wiggling her arm over her head, she tries once again to dislodge the fireliazrd. In the back of her mind, she gets suspicions about Alpha.

Brell shakes with laughter and waves Kilari over "Don't try and help she won't take it cause she thinks the lizards are playing"

Alpha just keeps squealing, the sound coming out funny as she's shaked around in the air. Sque-e-e-e-e-aaal!

Kilari walks over to Brell. "Hi. What is going on?" She sits down. Wow. What a welcome back to Ista Weyr.

Alpha notices Kilari looking at her.

Brell whispers to Kilari "Wel that drudge thinks that the lizards like her and she has been sticking fingers and noses in their faces and stuff and earlier the little green waas hanging off her nose i did try to help her stop teasing them but she thinks otherwise" She shrugs

Persephone almost snaps, "Let go greenie!" she says, almost calmly. Holding her arm out in front of her, she commands, "Off!" Alpha must have had some inbreeding in her family or something. You have to be firm with such rascals, but she's sure the green firelizard will come around with some trainging.

Alpha stares disobediently at persephone for a moment, then reluctantly lets go, govering in the air instead. Just as she was having fun... hrm.

Brell yells "Don' shake her that could hurt her little teeth!" She reprimands the drudge

Atreya wanders slowly eyes glancing here and there in from the Northeastern Caverns.

Kilari giggles quietly. "So that green got mad. Don't blame her." she whispers to Brell. She stands up and walks to the klah and meatrolls. "Hey, green, want a meatroll?"

Brell shakes with laughter "Already tried that even showed it my belt knife though that seemed to work but i don't want to do it again"

Persephone grins and claps her hands, ignoring the sore arm. "Ooooooooh, aren't you a good girl!" glaring a Brell, "See! I told you she was nice!" turning back to the flying flit, she holds out an arm. "Now, land on it...nicely." she commands, not so certain this time, in fact, she's wavering. How can she be firm to something so adorable?

Atreya trots swiftly into the lc from the direction of the caverns to the northeast buttons on her vest clanging against each other as she goes.  Quietly she pauses glanceing round as if looking for someone then shrugs and wanders over to the food table pokeing at this and that.

Kilari frowns at Brell. "What's so funny about feeding flits?" Noticing Perse trying to get the green /back/ on her. "Um, you might not want to do that."

Persephone peers at Kilari, "Why not? She's so obediant, as long as you're firm with her." Adusting the arm, she adds, "Come on greenie!"

Alpha gives a sound that resembles something between a laugh and a snort, eyes whirling at Persephone. As if she'd /sit/ on anyone but her 'pet! Bite, maybe, but not sit...

Kilari picks up a meatroll. "Hey, green flit, hungry?" She sits down, holding out a meatroll, then sets it on the table.

Atreya glances curiously over towards the green and those gathered around it then shrugs and finally making some choices grabs a bowl of stew heaping it full.  She tosses some bread and balances a glass of juice on a small plate she carefully balances everything going slowly over to a empty table.

Persephone peers at the green, "Come on, you can do it." she already know about the good aim of Alpha, especially at grabbing arms.

Alpha spares a glance at the meatroll, pondering for a few moments. Deciding that she is indeed still a wee bit hungry she glides towards Kilari, aiming at the meatroll. Better keep it on the table, or get clawed...

Kilari (#18704)

female Ista Weyr Resident

This girl is about five feet tall, and is slender. She has long, black, straight, hair, that reaches her waist. She has a good tan, like she spends every minute outside. Her eyes are blue-greenish in color.

Her white shirt is slightly stained, and her pants are brown, but stained like her shirt. She has a locket around her neck.

IC Age: 13 Turns, 5 months, and 4 days

Persephone sighs as the flit moves away. Well, she's tired of that little bugger anyway. Turning to the main crowd, she wonders, "So, what's up over here." sitting down, "anything interesting?"

Atreya peers into her bowl of stew and pokes around it with her spoon, she frowns spotting a brownish lump and fishes it out leaving it on the table to peer into it and find more.  The lump doesn't sit on the table long at all though for soon a brown jumps from hat to table a green and blue quickly following, the blue snags the brown lump first quickly gulping it down.

Alpha lands /on/ the meatroll, actually going to devour it sitting on top. And she can do it, of course, she's used to fighting for food.

Kilari stands up and leaves the green on top of the meatroll, wandering over to the food, and searching for some klah and cookies. She finds them and walks back with them, eating a cookie before she sits down. "Ok, strange green flit, sit on the meatroll."